A Franco-German mishmash as a positive side effect
My name is Carmen. I consider myself to be a Francophile German citizen, although apparently I've become more and more French. I cross deserted boulevards while traffic lights are red,…
I really enjoy studying “free of charge”
Hello. My name is Iryna and I am from Ukraine, from Kiev to be exact. I have been living in Berlin since almost two years. I am an international student at…
How to find a new destination when life has happened to you?
Sometimes life just happens. You studied something but then the economy spirals down in your home country and there are no jobs. Or you fall in love with somebody and…
From Beijing to Freiburg
I am Yuanting Wang, 27 years old from Beijing, China. I did my Masters in Developmental Biology at Chinese Academy of Sciences. I moved to Germany a year ago for…
If we don’t like where we are, we can move, we are not trees
My name is Luca. I was born in San Cataldo, province of Caltanissetta in Sicily. I have a Bachelor's Degree in General Physics and a Master's Degree in Geophysics and…
I don’t have much to complain about!
My name is Jay Malone, and I'm an American graduate student at the University of Siegen, a teacher of English at several universities in the Rhineland, an author of apocalyptic…
How far are you willing to go?
My name is Anastasia Valeeva and I'm a journalist from Russia. There are several reasons why I decided to move to Germany. I had already studied in Europe before. I…
Nothing is new to me anymore
My name is Maria Gracia, originally from Ecuador and I came to Germany already a couple of yours ago to study. There are many things that I both like and…
Access to the “real Germans”
My name is Alba and I'm a doctorate student on a scholarship. Originally I come from Spain and it's been almost a year since I moved to Germany. Before coming…
Say yes to everything
I’m Rachel, originally from Shropshire in England, now living in Munich in beautiful Bavaria. I studied French and German at uni, and spent some time living in Paris, and then…
Clear to the point
My name is Avissa and I come from Iran. Before coming to Germany I got a Master’s Degree in Sweden and I am moving to Canada very soon. How can…
Afraid to open my mailbox
My biggest struggle when I moved to Germany was probably with myself (isn't it always?). And even though I keep thinking as long as I am balanced I can be…
More than just learning
In Iran teachers are always the ones talking all the time and students are very passive. I like to study the language in Germany because I can say almost everything,…
Born to be a global nomad
Where do you come from? It's complex, but I have learnt to adjust my answers. Sometimes I'd say I am Canadian, originally from Romania, who studied in Sweden and now…
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